Pre Doctoral Research Fellow

Overview

This position is a unique opportunity to work alongside financial experts in conducting original finance and economic research. The position involves responsibilities that prepare for Ph.D. programs in finance or economics, including data processing and analysis, model design, simulation techniques, literature reviews, and presentations. The research fellows will work with Dr. John Griffin (and his co-authors) on research projects in forensic finance, blockchain and cryptocurrency, structured finance, or healthcare.

Dr. Griffin seeks applicants dedicated to rigorous research and motivated to study fraud. Research fellows may request recommendation letters from the financial experts with whom they work.

About the researchers Dr. Griffin is a leading expert in forensic finance, the James

A. Elkins Centennial Chair in Finance at The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business, as well as CEO and president of Integra FEC. His expertise includes structured finance, credit ratings, international finance, and institutional investments, with papers on topics such as the financial crisis, manipulation, cryptocurrencies, mortgage misreporting, credit ratings, insider trading, investment banking, corruption, trading behavior, and international finance.

Dr. Griffin’s research has been widely published and cited in top journals and featured in major media outlets.

Integra is a forensic data analytics firm that identifies, investigates, and analyzes securities and financial fraud. Integra’s clients include federal and state enforcement agencies. Integra has a team of experts with deep experience in trading markets, cryptocurrencies, structured finance, and credit ratings.

This is a one-year position based in Austin, TX, with the potential for a one-year extension.

• Conduct research to develop and investigate hypotheses in forensic finance. Topics may include cryptocurrencies, derivatives, or other complex financial instruments.
• Data extraction and processing: write scripts to retrieve and organize data.
• Data analysis: analyze large datasets to identify insights and fraudulent patterns, applying appropriate tools and algorithms.

• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, economics, computer science, statistics, engineering, physics, or other quantitative field
• Demonstrated experience with Python and SQL, or R
• Intellectual curiosity and interest in fraud analysis
• Strong teamwork abilities
• Prior research experience, either for independent research or as a research assistant
• Excellent grades
• Potential interest in pursuing a Ph.D. in Finance, Statistics, Economics, or other quantitative field in the future

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Apply for this job via the Integra FEC careers page.

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